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Elbe lowlands near Bertingen


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC breeding 1998 20 breeding pairs B2
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana LC breeding 1998 4 breeding pairs A4i, B1i
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC breeding 1998 30 breeding pairs B2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding 1998 7 breeding pairs C6

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Ohre- und Elbniederung Landschaftschutzgebiet 384 protected area overlaps with site 0
Flusslandschaft Elbe UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 374,432 protected area contains site 2,800
Elbtalaue Landschaftschutzgebiet 7,570 protected area overlaps with site 1,090
Elbaue-Wahlenberge Landschaftschutzgebiet 2,482 protected area overlaps with site 0
Elbaue zwischen Derben und Schönhausen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 4,371 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Elbaue südlich Rogätz mit Ohremündung Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,663 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Elbaue Jerichow Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 13,427 protected area contains site 2,638
Elbaue bei Bertingen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,748 protected area contains site 2,619


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Elbe lowlands near Bertingen. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/9199 on 29/05/2023.